Age of anxiety for Japan's former 'herbivores'

City and town hall ceremonies, shrine visits and wild parties. With laughter and tears, Japan's 20-year-olds celebrated after officially becoming adults on Monday.

The country's Coming of Age Day, which is observed on the second Monday of January, is a national holiday for the rite of passage.

Anyone who turned or turns 20 between April 2, 2017 and April 1, 2018 was invited by his or her hometown's authorities for a congratulatory ceremony, followed by a visit to the local shrine and a full-on night out with friends.